Un-ringing the bell

Don’t you just wish you could un-ring the bell?

Take back a decision you made, or un-say something hurtful or stupid you said?

Alas, once a bell is rung it can never be un-rung. It’s a sunk cost, really

Better to let the past go and focus on your next decision, the next thing you say. That is within your control

Indispensable

Werner von Braun was indispensable to the Nazi war machinery. Such was his value that he was a prime target of the Americans at the end of WWII, not to be tried for war crimes like others. And he became indispensable to the American space efforts.

Bill Gates is not indispensable, but he's in charge of his own destiny. So is Warren Buffett, or Jeff Bezos and others like them.

If you want to future-proof your life, become either indispensable or create an environment where you are in charge of your own destiny.

Fruit tree, metaphor for life?

I have a mulberry tree in my garden.

The fruit ripens at different stages for about a month or two. The leaves are relatively big compared to the berries, so the ripe fruit is often hidden from view and you have to part the leaves to expose it. Frequently, also, the ripe berries are not easily accessible at the top, or in-between branches.

If you really want to eat juicy berries, sometimes you have to be prepared for the discomfort of stretching for the top, or being scratched by the branches.

Some of the ripe fruit has already fallen to the ground, and you may have to pick it up and blow the dirt away or wash it.

Birds compete for the berries, so over time I only reap a fraction of what the tree has produced.

I sometimes wonder: are there any life lessons here?